Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary

Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers glossary

The bunker-supply vocabulary: the supply arms and trading desks (ADNOC at Fujairah, the ARA barge operators), ex-wharf and delivered pricing, marine gasoil grades, and the bunkering-hub and barge-logistics terms. Grounds each term in the bunker supplier or the hub it serves.

394 defined terms.

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A

A.P. Moller Terminals Bunker Supply: Inland barge supply arm operating in selected ARA terminals on behalf of Maersk affiliates and third party offtakers.
ADNOC Bunker Sales Desk: Trading desk inside ADNOC Logistics and Services that quotes ex wharf and delivered bunker prices at Fujairah, Jebel Dhanna, and Ruwais.
ADNOC Distribution Marine: Retail marine fuels arm of ADNOC Distribution serving small craft and offshore support vessels in UAE waters.
ADNOC Logistics and Services: Abu Dhabi based shipping subsidiary of ADNOC operating bunker barges and the Fujairah supply chain since the 2022 IPO.
ADNOC Marine Gasoil: Distillate grade lifted from ADNOC Ruwais refinery and delivered into Fujairah and Khor Fakkan anchorages.
ADNOC Refining Ruwais: Refining complex supplying low sulfur fuel oil and gasoil into the Fujairah bunker market.
ADNOC VLSFO: Very low sulfur fuel oil grade marketed by ADNOC at Fujairah anchorage since the IMO 2020 sulfur cap entered force.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network: Greek bunker supplier that filed Chapter 11 in November 2018 following an accounting fraud disclosure and was subsequently acquired by Mercuria.
Aframax Bunker Stem: Industry shorthand for stem sizes in the 1,500 to 4,000 metric ton band typically lifted by Aframax tankers.
Algeciras Bahia: Port authority around the bay of Algeciras coordinating bunker barge movements with Tarifa traffic control.
Algeciras Bunker Anchorage: Designated waiting area off Algeciras where vessels take bunkers from CEPSA, Vemarsa, and Repsol barges.
Algeciras Port Authority APBA: Spanish port authority Autoridad Portuaria Bahia de Algeciras that licenses bunker suppliers in the bay.
Algoa Bay STS Bunkering: Ship to ship bunker operation off Port Elizabeth South Africa established in 2016 and suspended after the 2019 Chiyo Maru collision review.
Alkion Terminals Rotterdam: Independent storage operator handling marine gasoil and fuel oil parcels for ARA bunker trade.
Amsterdam Port Authority: Havenbedrijf Amsterdam, the municipal port authority licensing bunker barges in the IJmond and North Sea Canal area.
Antwerp Bunker Permit: License issued by Port of Antwerp Bruges that bunker barges must hold to operate inside the Scheldt port limits.
Antwerp Bunkering Procedure: Operational handbook covering pre transfer checks, MARPOL Annex VI documentation, and BDN issuance at Antwerp.
Antwerp Right Bank: Cluster of terminals on the right bank of the Scheldt where most Antwerp bunker barges load before delivery.
APBA Bunker License: Authorization from Autoridad Portuaria Bahia de Algeciras required for any barge supplying bunkers in Algeciras Bay.
ARA Range: Industry term for the Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Antwerp bunker market treated as a single trading region.
Argos Bunkering: Dutch independent supplier active in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and the Rhine river barge market.
Asyad Bunkering: Bunkering arm of Oman state logistics group Asyad operating at Sohar, Salalah, and Duqm.
Atlantic Bunkering: Generic term for the Las Palmas, Tenerife, Cape Verde, and Dakar supply region serving transatlantic trades.
Avior Marine: Marine fuel brand created in 2024 when World Fuel Services rebranded its bunkering business after the parent became Avior.
Avior World Fuel Services: Holding company that owns the Avior Marine bunker brand and the legacy World Fuel Services trading desks.

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Bahrain Bunkering: Bunker supply activity at Mina Salman and Khalifa bin Salman ports served largely by Bapco and Tasweeq.
Balboa Bunker Anchorage: Pacific side anchorage at the Panama Canal where Trafigura and Petromarine deliver bunkers to transiting vessels.
Bapco Marine: Marketing arm of Bahrain Petroleum Company supplying marine fuels at Sitra terminal.
Barge to Ship Transfer: Bunker delivery mode using a dedicated bunker barge alongside the receiving vessel.
Baytown Refinery Bunker Bridge: ExxonMobil delivery system from the Baytown refinery to bunker barges serving the Houston ship channel.
Bayway Refinery Bunker Outlet: Phillips 66 Bayway refinery in Linden New Jersey supplying bunker grades into the New York harbor barge fleet.
BB Energy Marine: Marine fuels desk of BB Energy active at Fujairah, Singapore, and ARA.
BDN: Bunker delivery note required under MARPOL Annex VI.
Belships Bunker Manager: In house bunker procurement team operated by Belships ASA for its dry bulk fleet.
BIMCO BIOFUEL Clause: Standard clause issued by BIMCO in 2024 covering biofuel blend bunker deliveries and IMO DCS reporting.
BIMCO Bunker Non Lien Clause: Standard charter party clause asserting that no maritime lien arises from bunkers stemmed by a time charterer.
BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018: Standard contractual terms published by BIMCO governing bunker sales, sampling, claims, and quality disputes.
BIMCO LNGBKR: Standard terms published by BIMCO in 2018 for liquefied natural gas bunker supply contracts.
Black oil: Trade term for residual fuels distinguishing them from clear distillates.
Blender at Buoy: Practice of in barge blending of HSFO and gasoil to meet a VLSFO specification at the receiving vessel manifold.
BOA Offshore: Norwegian operator of small bunker barges in the North Sea decommissioning support trade.
Bomin Bunkering: German bunker supplier originally part of Marquard and Bahls, now part of the Mabanaft group with desks in Hamburg, Singapore, and Houston.
Bomin Greece: Subsidiary of Bomin serving Piraeus and Eleusis bay bunker calls.
Bomin Linde LNG: Joint venture formed in 2012 between Bomin and Linde Group to develop LNG bunkering in northern Europe, dissolved in 2018.
Bonded Bunker Fuel: Fuel delivered to a foreign going vessel under customs bond and therefore free of domestic fuel duty.
Bonded Bunker License Zhoushan: Authorization granted under the Zhoushan Bonded Bunker Free Trade Zone framework allowing duty free supply to international vessels.
BP Bunker Card: Loyalty and credit card product offered by BP Marine for repeat bunker customers.
BP Marine: Marine lubricants division of BP that markets the Energol and, through Castrol Marine, Cyltech and CDX product families.
Brent Crack Spread: Refining margin benchmark whose movement influences product tanker demand and therefore TC route FFA sentiment.
Brightoil Petroleum Singapore: Singapore bunker supplier whose MPA license was suspended in 2018 following parent group financial distress.
Bunker adjustment factor: BAF, surcharge to reflect fuel cost changes in liner tariffs.
Bunker Anchorage: Designated anchorage area where vessels lie at anchor to receive bunkers from barges.
Bunker barge: Tanker delivering fuel oil, MGO, or LNG to a cruise ship at berth or at anchor.
Bunker Barge Permit Singapore: Operating permit issued by MPA to bunker tankers operating in the Port of Singapore.
Bunker Buy Indication: Pre nomination price indication from a supplier valid for a stated time window subject to firm confirmation.
Bunker Convention 2001: International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage.
Bunker delivery note: BDN, document required under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 18 listing fuel quantity and sulphur content.
Bunker Demurrage: Charge levied by a bunker supplier when barge time alongside exceeds the agreed laytime in the supply contract.
Bunker Dispute Resolution: Specialist arbitration practice handled by LMAA and SCMA tribunals covering quality, quantity, and lien claims.
Bunker Fuel Switch: Operational change of fuel grade typically performed when entering or leaving an emission control area.
Bunker Holding: Danish parent group based in Middelfart owning Bunker One, Dan Bunkering, Unicorn Petroleum, and KPI Bridge Oil, marketed as the world's largest bunker company by volume.
Bunker Holding Group Compliance: Internal sanctions and anti corruption compliance program tightened after the 2019 to 2021 jet fuel to Syria investigation.
Bunker hose: Reinforced flexible hose used between barge manifold and ship manifold during transfer.
Bunker Index BIX: Daily bunker price benchmark family covering MGO, VLSFO, HSFO, and LNG by port.
Bunker Loading Arm: Articulated hard arm used in place of a flexible hose for shore to ship LNG and methanol bunker transfers.
Bunker Manifold: Set of cross connected flanged piping on the receiving vessel where bunker hoses are connected.
Bunker Nomination: Charterer or owner instruction designating supplier, port, grade, and quantity for a bunker stem.
Bunker One: Physical supplier arm of Bunker Holding operating barges in Panama, Algeciras, ARA, and West Africa.
Bunker Quote: Firm price offer from a supplier specifying grade, quantity, delivery window, and payment terms.
Bunker Receipt: Document signed by the chief engineer acknowledging the volume and grade received, distinct from the BDN.
Bunker sample: MARPOL sample sealed at the manifold during bunkering, retained for 12 months.
Bunker Sample Witness: Independent surveyor present during sampling to certify the sample chain of custody.
Bunker Stem: Single bunker order identified by vessel, port, supplier, grade, and quantity.
Bunker Stem Window: Agreed time band during which the supplier is bound to deliver the nominated stem.
Bunker Supplier License: Generic term for port authority authorization required to sell bunkers within a port, issued by MPA Singapore, APBA Algeciras, Port of Fujairah, and others.
Bunker Surveyor: Independent surveyor certifying bunker quantity and quality.
Bunker Tanker: Small tanker delivering fuel to ships.
Bunker Trader: Intermediary firm that arranges bunker supply between physical suppliers and shipowners or charterers.
Bunker Wing Tank: Side tank on the bunker barge dedicated to a single grade to avoid commingling during simultaneous deliveries.
Bunkerworld Index: Long running bunker price index published by Bunkerworld covering more than 100 ports.

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Cabotage Bunker Restriction: National rule limiting bunker supply to domestic flag vessels in certain coastal states.
Calmac Bunker Delivery: Bunker supply arrangement to Caledonian MacBrayne ferries at Greenock, Oban, and Stornoway by Certas Energy.
Cape Town Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Cape Town harbor by Astron Energy, Engen, and Sasol Oil through truck to ship and barge modes.
Cargill Marine and Shipping: In house bunker trading desk of Cargill Ocean Transportation procuring fuel for the chartered dry bulk fleet.
CCS Bunker Notation: Class notation issued by China Classification Society for vessels operating as bunker tankers or LNG bunker vessels.
CENIT Bunker Hub: Generic designation used by some Mediterranean traders for the Algeciras Gibraltar combined hub.
Cepsa Marine: Marine business unit of Cepsa providing cylinder, system, and auxiliary lubricants.
CEPSA Tenerife Refinery: Refining source for bunker grades delivered into Santa Cruz de Tenerife anchorage.
Certas Energy Marine: UK independent supplier providing bunkers and lubricants at multiple British ports.
Channelview Bunker Terminal: Houston ship channel terminal at Channelview used for residual fuel loading into bunker barges.
Chevron Marine Lubricants: Global cylinder oil and system oil supplier separate from Chevron's bunker fuel marketing.
Chevron Marine Products: Marine lubricants division of Chevron that markets the Taro and Veritas families.
Chimbusco Pan Nation: Hong Kong subsidiary of Chimbusco serving the Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta market.
China Marine Bunker Chimbusco: Joint venture established in 2002 by PetroChina, Sinopec, and COSCO acting as the largest bunker supplier in Chinese ports.
Chittagong Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Chittagong port mainly by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation and Padma Oil.
Class Approved Mass Flow Meter: Coriolis flow meter type approved by class for use in custody transfer bunker delivery, required at Singapore since 2017 for distillate.
Clyde Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Greenock Ocean Terminal and the upper Clyde by Petroineos and Certas Energy.
CMA CGM Bunker Desk: In house procurement function of CMA CGM responsible for procuring fuel for the line's container fleet.
Cockett Marine Oil: London headquartered bunker trader founded in 1979, owned since 2018 jointly by Vitol and Mercuria.
Coriolis Mass Flow Meter: Direct mass measurement device used in bunker custody transfer based on Coriolis force on a vibrating tube.
Cristobal Bunker Anchorage: Atlantic side anchorage at the Panama Canal where bunkers are delivered by Trafigura and Petromarine.
CSSC Bunker Newbuild Program: Series of LNG capable bunker tankers built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation yards for Sinopec and Chimbusco.
Custody transfer measurement system: Full term for the CTS used in commercial settlement of LNG cargoes between buyer, seller, and terminal.

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Daiichi Tanker Bunker Service: Japanese coastal bunker operator at Yokohama, Chiba, and Kobe.
Dakar Bunker Anchorage: West African bunker call at Dakar Senegal supplied by Addax Bunkering and Glander International.
Dampskibsselskabet Norden Bunker Desk: In house bunker procurement function of D/S Norden serving the dry bulk and product tanker fleet.
Dan Bunkering: Bunker trading subsidiary of Bunker Holding, the world's largest bunker broker by volume.
Dan Bunkering Calais: French office of Dan Bunkering serving channel ports and Mediterranean stems.
DCS Annual Report: IMO Data Collection System annual fuel oil consumption report submitted by ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above.
Delivered Bunker Price: Quoted price including barge delivery alongside the receiving vessel as distinct from ex wharf.
Density at 15 Degrees: Mandatory parameter on the BDN expressing fuel density at fifteen degrees Celsius in kilograms per cubic meter.
Det Norske Veritas Bunker Notation: DNV class notation for bunker tankers and LNG bunker vessels covering hull, cargo, and transfer arrangements.
DNV BunkerCheck: DNV digital service for shipowners to monitor bunker quality, quantity, and supplier performance.
Drewry Bunker Index: Bunker price benchmark family published by Drewry Maritime Research used in some COA escalators.
Drip sample: Sample continuously drawn at constant rate during bunker transfer via a sampling cock at the ship manifold.
Dual Fuel Bunker Demand: Bunker fuel offtake from vessels that can run on LNG, methanol, or ammonia plus a pilot fuel.
Dubai Petroleum Bunker Service: Limited bunker supply at Mina Rashid, Mina Jebel Ali, and offshore Persian Gulf anchorages.
Duqm Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Duqm Oman by OQ Trading and Asyad Bunkering.
Durban Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Durban by Astron Energy, Engen, and Total Marine through ship to ship and truck to ship modes.

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East Asia Bunker Range: Geographic supply region covering Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, and northern Chinese ports.
Eastern Pacific Shipping Bunker Desk: In house procurement function of Eastern Pacific Shipping in Singapore.
Eastern Petroleum Bunker Service: Philippine bunker supplier active in Manila Bay, Batangas, and Subic.
Eilat Bunker Anchorage: Red Sea bunker call at Eilat Israel supplied by Paz Oil through truck to ship.
Emerson Micro Motion Coriolis: Coriolis mass flow meter family supplied by Emerson approved at Singapore for bunker custody transfer.
Endress Hauser Promass: Coriolis mass flow meter family from Endress Hauser approved for bunker delivery service in Singapore.
Engen Marine: South African bunker supplier with depots at Durban, Richards Bay, and Cape Town.
Equatorial Marine Fuel Management: Singapore licensed bunker supplier operating a fleet of bunker tankers in the Port of Singapore.
Ex Wharf Bunker: Bunker delivery mode in which the receiving vessel takes fuel at a refinery or terminal jetty without barge intermediation.
ExxonMobil Marine: Marine fuels and lubricants business of ExxonMobil that markets the Mobilgard family.

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FAL Bunkering Singapore: Singapore arm of FAL Energy holding an MPA bunker supplier license.
FAL Energy: UAE bunker supplier active at Fujairah, Khor Fakkan, Sohar, and Salalah.
Fawley Refinery Bunker Outlet: ExxonMobil Fawley refinery supplying bunker grades into the Solent and Southampton.
Fenders Bunker Pneumatic: Yokohama style pneumatic fenders used between bunker barge and receiving vessel during transfer.
Final Sound: Final tank ullage and trim measurement on the bunker barge taken after the transfer to confirm delivered quantity.
First Sound: Initial tank ullage and trim measurement on the bunker barge taken before the transfer.
Flush Connection: Final operation purging the bunker hose into the receiving vessel after the transfer is complete.
FOIZ: Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, the free zone hosting storage terminals supplying the Fujairah bunker market.
Fortescue Green Pioneer: Offshore support vessel converted to dual fuel ammonia operation used by Fortescue in the Singapore ammonia bunker trial of 2024.
Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers: Italian bunker trading and supply group active in Genoa, Singapore, and Houston.
Free Trade Bunker Zone Zhoushan: Customs framework granted to Zhoushan in 2016 enabling bonded bunker supply to international vessels.
FueLNG: Joint venture established in 2017 by Shell and Keppel Offshore and Marine providing LNG bunkering in Singapore.
FueLNG Bellina: First LNG bunker vessel built for FueLNG in 2021, operating in the Port of Singapore.
Fujairah Anchorage: Indian Ocean anchorage off Fujairah where most Persian Gulf bound bunkering takes place.
Fujairah Bunker Code: Operational code of practice issued by the Port of Fujairah governing bunker barge operations.
Fujairah Port Authority: Port authority of Fujairah licensing bunker suppliers and barge operators in the emirate.

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Galena Park Bunker Terminal: Houston ship channel terminal at Galena Park used by Kinder Morgan and Magellan for bunker grade storage.
Galp Marine: Portuguese marine fuels supplier with operations at Sines, Lisbon, Leixoes, and Algeciras.
Gas Carrier Bunker Stem: Bunker order on an LNG or LPG carrier including pilot fuel and either MGO or LNG main fuel.
Gasum Bunker Supply: Finnish state LNG company operating LNG bunker vessels Coralius, Kairos, and Coral Energy in the Baltic and North Sea.
Gasum Coralius: LNG bunker vessel operated by Gasum and Sirius Shipping in the North Sea and Baltic since 2017.
Gasum Kairos: LNG bunker vessel commissioned in 2018 serving customers in the Baltic and North Sea.
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker: Russian bunker subsidiary of Gazprom Neft active in St Petersburg, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, and Vladivostok prior to 2022 EU sanctions.
GCMD: Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, the Singapore based not for profit running ammonia and biofuel bunker pilots since 2022.
Gibraltar Anchorage: Bunker anchorage off the Rock of Gibraltar served by Cepsa, Vemarsa, Peninsula Petroleum, and Shell Gibraltar.
Gibraltar Bunker Code of Practice: Operational code issued by the Gibraltar Port Authority governing bunker barge operations in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
Gibraltar Port Authority: Authority licensing bunker suppliers in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
Glander International Bunkering: Bunker trader founded in 1989 with offices in Stamford, Dubai, Singapore, and Hamburg, owned by the Wonsild family.
Glencore Marine Fuels: Marine fuels marketing desk of Glencore with physical supply through joint ventures at Algeciras and Las Palmas.
Goeteborg LNG Bunker: LNG bunker supply at the Port of Gothenburg by Gasum through ship to ship transfer.
GP Global Marine: UAE based bunker supplier active at Fujairah and Singapore that entered restructuring in 2020.
Greenock Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Greenock Ocean Terminal in the Firth of Clyde by Petroineos and Certas Energy.
Gulf Agency Bunker Brokerage: Bunker brokerage and advisory service offered by Gulf Agency Company Hub Services.
Gulf Marine Services Bunker Supply: Limited bunker supply to offshore vessels by Gulf Marine Services in UAE waters.

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Hafnia Bunkering: Singapore based bunker supplier and trader within the Hafnia tanker group, formed from the legacy Vista Shipping franchise.
Hai Soon Bunker: Singapore licensed bunker supplier operating a sizeable fleet of bunker tankers.
Hai Soon Petroleum: Group parent of Hai Soon Bunker, also active in physical fuel oil trading.
Hamburg Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Hamburg by Bomin, Mabanaft, Shell, and TotalEnergies.
Helsinki Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Helsinki by Neste through truck to ship and barge delivery.
Hempel Marine Fuels: Norwegian bunker supplier serving the offshore and short sea trades.
Hin Leong Trading: Singapore fuel oil supplier whose 2020 collapse exposed roughly 4 billion US dollars in undisclosed losses and led to founder OK Lim's conviction.
HMM Bunker Desk: In house bunker procurement function of HMM serving the Korean container line fleet.
HMM LNG Bunker Stems: Bunker calls on HMM container ships powered by LNG dual fuel engines, typically supplied at Rotterdam by Shell.
Hong Kong Bunkering: Bunker supply at Hong Kong waters by Chimbusco Pan Nation, Brightoil HK, and Sinopec Hong Kong.
Hong Lam Marine: Singapore licensed bunker supplier operating one of the larger MPA accredited barge fleets.
Hostmen Bunker Service: Historic name for Newcastle upon Tyne coal bunkering predecessors to modern oil bunkering on the Tyne.
Houston Bunker Cluster: Combined bunker market of the Port of Houston including Galena Park, Channelview, Texas City, and Bayport.
Hung A Marine Bunker: Korean coastal bunker operator serving Busan and Ulsan.
Hutchison Sokhna Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Sokhna port Egypt through truck to ship by Misr Petroleum and Cooperative for Petroleum.

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IBIA: International Bunker Industry Association founded in 1993, the trade body for bunker suppliers, traders, and surveyors headquartered in London.
IBIA Annual Convention: Annual conference of the International Bunker Industry Association rotating between bunker hubs.
IBIA Code of Conduct: Voluntary code of conduct for bunker traders and suppliers published by the International Bunker Industry Association.
Iceland Foss Bunker: Bunker supply at Reykjavik, Hafnarfjordur, and Grundartangi by Skeljungur and Olis.
IFO 180: Intermediate Fuel Oil with nominal viscosity 180 cSt at 50 C, residual blend.
IFO 380: Intermediate Fuel Oil with nominal viscosity 380 cSt at 50 C, historically the dominant residual grade.
IMO 2020: 0.50% sulfur cap on marine fuels; not a GHG measure but driving fuel mix changes.
Inchcape Bunker Brokerage: Bunker brokerage arm of Inchcape Shipping Services.
Indian Oil Marine: Bunker arm of Indian Oil Corporation supplying bunkers at JNPT, Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, and Visakhapatnam.
Initial Quantity: Quantity calculated from first sound measurements before the start of bunker transfer.
Inmarsat Bunker Position Verification: Use of satellite AIS reports by surveyors to verify barge position during a bunker delivery.
IS 8217 2024: Latest revision of the ISO 8217 standard for petroleum products specifications of marine fuels.
ISO 8217: International standard for marine fuel oil specifications.
Itochu Bunker Trading: Trading desk of Itochu Corporation active in bunker fuel marketing in Japan, Singapore, and ARA.
Itochu Petroleum Singapore: Singapore office of Itochu trading bunkers and physical fuel oil.

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Jamnagar Bunker Service: Limited bunker supply by Reliance Industries at Jamnagar marine terminals serving SEZ vessels.
Jebel Ali Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Port Jebel Ali Dubai by ENOC, ADNOC Distribution, and Vitol.
JNPT Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Nhava Sheva by Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum.
Jurong Island Bunker Outlet: Refinery outlet at ExxonMobil Jurong and Shell Pulau Bukom feeding bunker barges in the Port of Singapore.
Jurong Port Tank Terminal: Storage terminal at Jurong Port handling bunker grade product into Singapore bunker barges.

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Kaiyuan Petrochemical Bunker: Chinese coastal bunker supplier active at Ningbo, Zhoushan, and Shanghai.
Karachi Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Port Qasim and Karachi Port by Pakistan State Oil, Shell Pakistan, and TotalEnergies Pakistan.
Kemerton Bunker Service: Limited bunker supply at Bunbury and Kemerton Western Australia by Viva Energy Marine.
Khor Fakkan Bunker Anchorage: Eastern UAE bunker call at Khor Fakkan served by Fujairah barges.
Klaipeda Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Klaipeda by Klaipedos Nafta and Lukoil Baltija Marine Bunker.
Kobe Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Kobe by ENEOS Ocean and Nippon Yuso.
Kohlenklau Bunker Service: Slang term in German bunker trade for coal bunkering operations now obsolete.
Korea Energy Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Korean ports by SK Energy, GS Caltex, and S Oil.
Kosmos Energy Bunker Procurement: Procurement desk of Kosmos Energy for its FPSO and offshore support fleet.
KPI Bridge Oil: Bunker trader formed in 2019 by the merger of KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine inside Bunker Holding.
Krieger Bunker Service: Smaller German Hamburg based bunker delivery firm serving inland barges and short sea vessels.
Kuwait Petroleum Marine: Marine fuels arm of Kuwait Petroleum supplying bunkers at Mina Al Ahmadi and Shuaiba.

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Laem Chabang Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Laem Chabang Thailand by Thaioil Marine and Sahacogen.
Lagos Bunker Anchorage: Nigerian bunker call at Lagos with formal supplies by NNPC Retail and Total Energies Marketing.
Lapan Lapan Bunker Anchorage: Sabah east coast anchorage off Sandakan used for outport bunkering in Malaysian waters.
Las Palmas Anchorage: Atlantic crossing bunker anchorage off Las Palmas de Gran Canaria served by CEPSA, DISA, and Vitol.
Las Palmas Port Authority: Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas, licensing bunker suppliers in Las Palmas, Arrecife, and Puerto del Rosario.
Latvia Bunker Service: Bunker supply at Ventspils and Riga by Ventbunkers and Latvijas Naftas Tranzits.
LBO Bunker Survey: Common abbreviation in bunker survey reports for Last Before Order condition.
Liberian Bunker Brokerage: Brokerage activity routed through Monrovia for vessels carrying Liberian flag.
Linde LNG Bunker Engineering: Engineering services of Linde for LNG bunker stations, cryogenic loading arms, and storage tanks.
LMAA Bunker Arbitration: Arbitration of bunker quality and quantity disputes under London Maritime Arbitrators Association terms.
LNG Bunker Loading Arm: Hard cryogenic articulated arm used in LNG bunker transfer in port to ship operations.
LNG bunker vessel: Dedicated LNG bunkering ship.
LNGBKR Terms: BIMCO standard LNG bunker supply contract first published in 2018.
Long Beach Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Long Beach by Vitol, Chemoil, and ExxonMobil through barge delivery.
Lukoil Bunker: Russian bunker subsidiary of Lukoil active at St Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, and Novorossiysk prior to 2022 EU sanctions.
Lurssen Bunker Procurement: Bunker procurement desk of Lurssen Werft for delivery and trials fuel on newbuild yachts.

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Mabanaft Marine: German trading group based in Hamburg, parent of Bomin and active in Houston, Singapore, and Rotterdam.
Magellan Bunker Terminal: Magellan Midstream terminal in Galena Park handling bunker grade product for Houston barges.
Manila Bunker Anchorage: Bunker anchorage in Manila Bay served by Petron, Shell Pilipinas, and Eastern Petroleum.
Marpol Annex VI Regulation 18: Regulation on fuel oil availability and quality including BDN, sampling, and supplier registration requirements.
Marubeni Marine Trading: Marine fuel trading desk of Marubeni Corporation active in Japan, Singapore, and Houston.
Mass Flow Meter (MFM): Bunkering meter used in Singapore and elsewhere for accurate measurement.
MASSPORT Bunker Bylaws: Local rules governing bunker supply at the Port of Boston issued by Massachusetts Port Authority.
Mawei Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Fuzhou Mawei by Sinopec Fujian Marine.
Mediterranean Bunker Range: Geographic supply region covering Algeciras, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Augusta, Piraeus, Istanbul, Malta, and Barcelona.
Mediterranean ECA: Emission control area for sulfur covering the Mediterranean Sea entering force 1 May 2025 limiting bunker sulfur to 0.10 percent.
Mercuria Marine Fuels: Marine fuels desk of Mercuria Energy Group active in ARA, Singapore, Fujairah, and Panama.
Methanex Waterfront: Methanex Corporation marine logistics operation supplying methanol bunker grade product to its own and chartered tankers.
MFM Vendor Approval: Approval procedure under MPA Singapore listing acceptable Coriolis mass flow meter brands and models for bunker custody transfer.
Milford Haven Bunker Service: Bunker supply at the Port of Milford Haven by Valero Pembroke and Puma Energy.
Minerva Bunkering: Geneva based bunker trader and physical supplier formed in 2018 from the spin off of Aegean Marine Petroleum operations.
Minerva Singapore: Singapore office of Minerva Bunkering with MPA bunker supplier license.
Mobrey Bunker Sampler: Mechanical drip sampler historically used in bunker custody transfer.
Monjasa: Danish bunker supplier headquartered in Fredericia operating a fleet of more than 30 bunker tankers across West Africa, Panama, Houston, ARA, Fujairah, and the Mediterranean.
Monjasa Houston: US office of Monjasa supplying the US Gulf and East Coast.
Monjasa Panama: Panama office of Monjasa operating bunker tankers at Cristobal and Balboa anchorages.
Monjasa West Africa: Largest physical bunker franchise on the West African coast operating bunker tankers off Lome, Lagos, Pointe Noire, and Luanda.
MPA Bunker Craft Operator License: License granted by MPA to operators of bunker tankers in the Port of Singapore.
MPA Bunker Supplier License: Annual license granted by MPA to physical bunker suppliers in Singapore covering quality assurance, mass flow meter use, and barge operations.
MPA Singapore: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, the regulator licensing bunker suppliers and bunker craft operators in the Port of Singapore.